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General CommentDragon Ash is one of my absolute favorites. And this song alone did it for me. Hip-hop is generally a no-no in my opinion but Dragon Ash adds just the right amount of rock to make their music catchy and addictive.

Turn up the radio, you can hear it today, yeah
Flowing and swaying on the wind in stereo
The rhythm makes your shoulder bounce
This emotional rhyme is gonna reach you
right beneath the clear blue sky
We aimed for the distant future
We set off holding the master key
and kick down in the crowd one time
When I think of those fighting days
every gratitude grants overflowing mercy
The battle that wiped out our shelter
still rages on now and this is the front line
The unwavering pride from my father
All the work my mother put into me
and the warmth that you give me
are tomorrow’s provisions for my survival

I got a sound. I got a feeling. I got beautiful days
I got a song. I got a love. I got grateful days
I got it
You make me happy when skies are grey
Darling, my darling
Thank you, Father, Mother, and my friend

I was born in Tokyo, raised in Hip Hop
My friends were usually those thugs
I ended up being like those thugs
I walked the back alleys of this city
Shibuya, Roppongi, yeah, my adolescence
Passed by quickly, I was deep in it
I left my backpack at high school
and caused my parents so much trouble
But time has passed, now I’m on magazine covers
The Don Dada’s influence is everywhere
When I grab the mic, I’m really No. 1
top ranker, representing Tokyo
Yeah, this land and country give me life
and JAH1 hands me this invincible mic
I give thanks to my friends, family and fans
and continue on this unpredictable road

I got a sound. I got a feeling. I got beautiful days
I got a song. I got a love. I got grateful days
I got it
You make me happy when skies are grey
Darling, my darling
Thank you, Father, Mother, and my friend

We’re born and raised in the land of the Rising Sun
This land that we tread on like this now
Always opening up a new page
Let’s journey to each and every stage
We compose joy and thanks here
Those that understand are singing with me
We’ll say how it is without hiding anything
A reflection throwing off all pressure
Emotions pour forth and spill over
It’s a love that’ll never go out
I’ll enter the battlefield and not back away
The lily’s crest will bloom and never wither
A wind blows on this early afternoon
A rainbow sticks out after the rain like this
The puddles reflect the light of the sun
Let’s sing a hymn for our grateful days

I’ll put my heart’s beating into a song
I’ll hold everything I have here today in these hands

I got a sound. I got a feeling. I got beautiful days
I got a song. I got a love. I got grateful days
I got it
You make me happy when skies are grey
Darling, my darling
Thank you, Father, Mother, and my friend